Prod
[ pr?d ]
其它 Other
n. 刺針，刺棒;刺激，激勵;
vt. 刺激;促使…行動;（用手指或尖物）戳;捅;
?? 例句
You'd better give her memory a prod.
你最好提醒她一下.
?? 聯想助記
【記】pro-前綴“向前”,d-拼音“的”:因為推動促使,所以向前的
? 同義詞
?? 詞根
?? 牛津釋義
prod
v
(-dd-)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (at sb/sth) push or poke (sb/sth) with a finger or some other pointed object （用手指或其他尖物）刺, 戳, 捅（某人[某物]）
They prodded (at) the animal through the bars of its cage. 他們隔著籠子的欄桿用尖東西捅那動物. =>Usage at nudge 用法見nudge.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb (into/doing sth) (infml 口) (try to) make (a slow or unwilling person) do sth; urge （試圖）促使或推動（某人）做某事; 激勵
She is a fairly good worker, but she needs prodding occasionally. 她干起活來倒是相當不錯, 不過有時需要加以督促.
He needs a crisis to prod him into action. 他要事到臨頭才被迫采取行動.
I shall have to prod him to pay me what he owes. 我將不得不催促他把欠我的錢還給我. prod, n
1 poke or thrust 刺; 戳; 捅: She gave the man a prod with her umbrella. 她用傘捅了那男子一下.
2 (infml 口) stimulus to action 激勵; 激發; 促進; 推動
If you don't receive an answer quickly, give them a prod.你要是不能很快得到答覆, 不妨催他們一下.
3 instrument for prodding 刺或戳所用的工具.
?? 擴展釋義
*[pr?d]n. 刺針, 刺棒, 激勵話, 提醒物vt. 戳, 刺, 刺激vi. 戳, 刺相關詞組: give sb a prod with sth under the prod of on the prod
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I'll do it. I'll talk to them.
我來做， 我去跟他們談一談。
I woke up early and got up at 6 o'clock.
我早醒來并且在6點鐘起床了。
No, I'm English.
不，是英國人。